Wash-basin



J. P. PUTNAM.

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WASH BASIN.

(No Model.)

No. 434,402. Patent ed Aug. 12, 1890 36576651965.- Q6. %42%@ @4144 Q @k! (No Model.) 4 2Sheets-Sheet 2. J. P. PUTNAM.

WASH BASIN.

No. 434,402. Patented Aug. 12, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

JOHN PIOKERING PUTNAH, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

WASH-BASIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,402, dated August 12, 1890.

Application filed November 1, 1889- Serial No. 328,977. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN PIOKERING PUT- NAM, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in \Vash-Basins, of

Y which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of lavatory basins in which the dischargeopening is in a perpendicular side of the fixture; and it consists in arranging the valve which controls the discharge in direct contact with the opening, so that there shall be no concealed parts between the opening and its valve, through contact with which water freshly drawn for use might become fouled, and in making all parts of the overflow-passage easily accessible for cleansing.

It further consists in so arranging these parts that the inner contour of the lavatory shall be unbroken by the recess or niche now common for the reception of an open standpipe overflow, while the bottom of the fixture is left perfectly smooth and free from obstruction of any kind. I accomplish this by constructing the overflow-passage on the outside of the perpendicular side of the fixture in the form of a tube open at the top and bottom and having one of its perpendicular sides in direct contact with or forming a part of the perpendicular side of the fixture, and by making the overflow and discharge openings of the fixture in this partition-wall between the fixture and the open tube, the discharge being controlled bya valve closing directly against the opening and operated by a handle and stem extending upward through the tube.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the mechanism embodying my invention as applied to a wash-basin.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of that part of the apparatus which can be seen from the outside. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same, taken through the center of the valve and its stem. Fig. 3 is a plan looking down upon the outlet mechanism, show ing the valve-handle and the cap covering the upper opening of the overflow-tube. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section of a modification of my invention in which the stem and handle for operating the valve extend upward through the basin-slab. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section of the same, taken through the line x ocof Fig. 4. Fig.6 is a plan of the same. Fig. 7 is a transverse vertical section of the same, looking in the direction of the basin. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing a modified form of the valve. Fig. 9 is a horizontal section through the outlet-pipe taken just above the'valveseat, showing in dotted line a small projection on the under side of the flange of the valve-seat, which fits into a corresponding depression in the earthenware to keep the valveseat from revolving when the valve is operated.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

B is the bottom, and P the perpendicular side, of the Wash-basin XV.

T is a tube constituting the waste and overflow passage formed in one piece of earthenware with the basin, and connected with its perpendicular side throughout its entire length, there being but a single thickness of earthenware W between the inside of the basin and the inside of the passage. The tube T is open at the top and bottom, and the wall W is perforated near its top by an elongated overflow-opening O and at the bottom by the Waste-opening O. The waste-opening O is controlled by a valve V, which is operated by the stem S and handle H. This valve, when closed against the waste-opening O, prevents the water from escaping from the basin into the overflow and waste outlet tube T. Accordingly the clean water entering the basin comes in contact with nothing but the smooth visible sides of the basin proper, and meets neither chain, stand-pipe, stand-pipe niche, nor concealed overflow-passage, as in other basins.

In order to render the tube T easily accessible for cleansing, it is open at the top at O and this opening is covered by a removablecap 0, surrounding the stem S. The cap may rest directly on the top of the tube T, as in Fig. 2, or it may rest on a slab S, covering the fixture, in which case the slab is cut away at O with an opening corresponding to the opening 0 in the tube.

In order to allow for imperfections of manufacture and setting, the connection of the stem S with the valve V is such as to admit of the stem S being moved in any direction about its point of connection, with the valve as a pivot, making in effect a universal joint. The stem S is forked at its lower end, the two forks ff embracing the cross-bar O. The two ends 6 e of the cross-bar are rounded and revolve in two holes 7L- h in the valve V. The cross-bar is flattened at D where it passes between the forks ff, and a round pin P connects the two, forming a pivot on which the stem can turn on the crossbar.

The valve is seated in a ground-seat S", of brass, having an opening corresponding with that of the valve and basin. The seat S is secured water-tight to the lower opening or outlet-opening of the tube T by the annular flange f coming against the shoulder s and being held against it by the nut N on the threaded extension E of the seat, the joints being provided with suit-able packing p. The valve-seat extends above the valve proper high enough to form an abutment S for the ends e e of the cross-bar. Two ears E E on the valve form upward extensions of the valve, in which the holes h h are drilled. hen the valve is in its seat, the cross-bar cannot be removed from its place; but when the valve is raised from its seat the ends a c are freed from the upper extension of the seat S, forming the above-mentioned abutment, and the cross-bar is then easily removed from the valve, giving easier access to the strainer S on the lower opening of the valve for cleansing.

A The valve V may be made of any form suitable to aifoi d a direct closure of the opening 0; but I prefer the hollow ground-plug form shown in the first seven figures. The groundplug is open at the top at O as well as at the bottom, and thus serves as an outlet for the overflow, as well as for the direct waste water. The strainer S at the bottom of the hollow plug thus also serves as a strainer for the overflow, as well as for the direct waste water.

The opening at the top of the tube T, covered by the cap C, is large enough to admit the valve and its stem to pass freely through it, and it is only necessary to lift the handle H to enable the whole valve mechanism, includin the strainer S to be entirely removed from the fixture for cleansing and to give access to the interior of the tube T and to the valve-seat S and its threaded extension E.

' To prevent the seat S" from turning round when the ground-plug is turned,it has on its surface a small projection 10', which fits in a slot 8.

The tube T may be wholly outside of the inner contour of the basin, as shown in Figs. t and 5, or it may project partly within this contour, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and the basin-slab may extend over the opening 0 as shown in Fig. 4, or it may be cut away to correspond with the walls of the tube T, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In the former case the slab is perforated at O with an opening corresponding with the opening 0 of the tube, the cap C being then above the slab-openin In the latter case the cap rests directly upon the top of the tube T, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In this case the tube T does not rise to the top of the basin, but only to within a certain distance of the top, slightly above the usual pointof overflow. That part of the tube which projects into the basin is then perforated near the top with the overflow opening or openings 0. The cap 0 rests partly on the top of the part of the tube which projects into the basin, and partly upon a continuation of this top in the form of a ledge Zaround the back part of the tube, the basin being recessed above the tube to correspond with this back part of the tube. This recess R of the basin extends upward to the slab S, which is cut away at R to correspond with the recess. Thus the basinrecess gives room for the cap C.

The handle which turns the ground-plug valve is in the form of a crank, having the arm A and the handle proper H. The handle is stopped against the sides .9 s of the recess and of the marble or slab following the recess, the valve being open when the handle is at one side and closed when it is at the other. The cover 0 maybe loose, or it may be held tight in place by catches or screws S and a small catch a on the cover fitting in a slot 8 on the stem S may be used to govern the amount of rotation of the handle, the width of the slot 3 corresponding with the amount of rotation of the valve necessary to cause it to pass from the closed to the open position. The stem S and slot .9 are made long enough to allow for variations in the depth of theiixture from the cap to the valve. Thecap G has an inner annular ring r descending downward and fitting into the opening 0 or 0 This ring prevents the cap from moving laterally, and thus forms an upper guide for the valve-stem S.

In Fig. 8 an ordinary flap-valveis shownto illustrate, broadly, the main principle of my invention of. bringing the outletvalve directly in contact with the perpendicular outlet in the verticalwall of the basin, whereby all concealed fouling passages, whether in outlet or in overflow, are avoided, while the bottom of the basin remains unbroken and uhobstructed. The valve V is hinged at the top of the opening 0, and is operated by raising and lowering the stem S by the handle C, the stem being connected with the valve by any suitable form of flexible joint, the valve andits actuating mechanism being within the tube T.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wash-basin or similar fixture having one of its sides perpendicular and having a fixed waste and overflow passage connected with this side, the waste and overflow openings from the basin beingin the perpen- 'IIO dicular wall between the two, the combination, with the waste-opening, of a valve for controlling the discharge working directly against the opening, and means for operating the valve outside of the basin, substantially as described.

2. In a wash-basin or similar fixture having a fixed waste and overflow passage connected with one of its sides, the waste and overflow openings being in the wall between the two, the combination, with the waste-opening, of a valve in direct contact therewith for controlling the discharge, consisting of a hollow ground-plug open at the top and bottom and perforated on its ground surface, and an opening corresponding with the dischargeopening in the basin, together with means for operating the valve from the outside, substantially as described.

3. In a wash-basin or similar fixture having a fixed waste and overflow passage connected with one of its sides, the Waste and overflow openings being in the wall between the two, the combination, with the waste-opening, of a hollow ground-plug valve open at the top and bottom for controlling the discharge, the bottom of the valve being provided with a strainer, substantially as described.

4. In a wash-basin or similar fixture having a fixed waste and overflow passage open at the top and bottom, connected with one of its sides, the waste and overflow openings being in the wall between the two, the combination,'with the waste-opening, of a movable outlet-valve controlling the discharge, clossing directly against the opening, the valve and its operating stem being removable through the opening at the top of the waste and overflow passage, substantially as described.

5. In a wash-basin or similar fixture havinga fixed waste and overflow passage open at the top and bottom, the waste and overflow openings being in the wall between the two, the combination, with the waste opening, of a removable outlet-valve, a stem and handle for operating the valve passing through the waste and overflow passage, and a removable cap around the stern covering the upper opening of the passage, substantially as described.

6. In a wash-basin or similar fixture having a fixed waste and overflow passage open at the top and bottom, the waste and overflow openings being in the wall between the two, the combination, with the waste-opening, of a valve closing against said opening, and a strainer serving both waste and overflow outlets, and being removable through the waste and overflow passage, substantially as described.

7. In a wash-basin or similar fixture having a fixed waste and overflow passage connected with one of its sides, the waste and overflow openings being in the wall between the two, the combinatiomwith theloiiieropening, of a valve, and a stem for operating the valve connected with the valve by a universal joint, substantially as described.

8. The combination, with a wash-basin or similar fixture having one of its walls vertical, of a fixed waste and overflow passage on the vertical wall, part of the passage being Within and part without the inner contour of the basin, the passage being open at the top and being provided with a movable cap secured in the top of said passage to the walls thereof, covering the opening and accessible from the basin, substantially as described.

9. The combination of the basin W, tube T in the wall thereof open at the top and bottom and standing partly without and partly within the inner contour of the basin, the top of the tube being below the top of the basin, a recess R in the basin over the top of the tube to give access to the interior of the latter, the waste and overflow openings 0 and 0 from the basin to the tube, and a valve V for controlling the waste, substantially as described.

10. The combination of the basin WV, tube T, outlet 0', plug-valve V, stem S, and handle II, the stem being connected with the valve by the cross-bar O, loosely pivoted to the stem at p and to the valve at e 6, substantially as described.

11. The combination of the basin W, tube T, outlet 0, plug-valve V, stem S, cross-bar O, loosely pivoted at e e in the plug and detachable from the plug when the plug is raised from its seat, and the seat S having the upward extension S substantiall y as described.

12. The combination of the basin WV, tube T in the wall thereof partly within and partly without the inner contour of the basin, the basin having a recess R over the top of the tube, the plug-valve V, controlling the discharge-stein S within the tube T, crank A on the stem and within said recess, handle H, and recess R, substantially as described.

13. The combination, with a wash-basin or similar fixture having one of its walls vertical, of a fixed waste and overflow passage on the vertical wall, part of the passage being within and part without the inner contour of the basin, the passage being open at the top, its walls terminating below the top of the basin and forming a ledge l at the side next the basin, substantially as described.

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14. In a wash-basin or similar fixture hav- 3 in its upper surface, of the valveseat S two subscribing witnesses, on this 30th day fitting in the tube against the ledge and havof October, A. D. 1889.

ing a projection p entering said recess, and A r n V a valve V, working in said seat, substantially JOHN PICKERING PUlNAM 5 as described. Witnesses:

In testimony whereof I have' signed my V. O. RAMSAY, name to this specification, in the presence of O. F. BROWN. 

